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BL
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951237
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b705607
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| Main Entry
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Meyer, William B.
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| Title & Author
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Americans and their weather /\ William B. Meyer.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195131827
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: 1280472820
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: 1429401370
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: 9780195131826
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: 9781280472824
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: 9781429401371
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0195131827
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- ONE: Climate, Cultures, and Founding Myths -- TWO: Antebellum America -- THREE: Postbellum America -- FOUR: Modernizing America -- FIVE: Since 1945: New Amenities, New Hazards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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| Abstract
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This revealing book synthesizes research from many fields to offer the first complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. Author William B. Meyer characterizes weather events as neutral phenomena that are inherently neither hazards nor resources, but can become either depending on the activities with which they interact. Meyer documents the ways in which different kinds of weather throughout history have represented hazards and resources not only for such exposed outdoor pursuits as agriculture, warfare, transportation, construction, and recreation, but for other realms of life ranging from manufacturing to migration to human health. He points out that while the weather and climate by themselves have never determined the course of human events, their significance as been continuously altered for better and for worse by the evolution of American life.
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Climatic changes.
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Climatology-- Social aspects.
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Nature-- Effect of human beings on.
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Weather-- Social aspects.
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Climatic changes.
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Climatology-- Social aspects.
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Nature-- Effect of human beings on.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Human Geography.
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Weather-- Social aspects.
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Klimaat.
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Klimaatveranderingen.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Weer.
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United States, Climate, Social aspects.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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304.2/5/0973
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| LC Classification
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QC983.M455 2000eb
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